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Catholic Leadership Conference Releases Statement on Catholics and Voting
Catholic Online ^ | 9/15/08 | Deacon Keith Fournier

Posted on 09/15/2008 3:44:55 PM PDT by tcg

On September 11th and 12th, a group of leaders of national Catholic organizations, missions, ministries, apostolates and institutions gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina for prayer, networking, strategic planning, informational and formative talks and panel discussions. The group, called “The Catholic leadership Conference”, was begun in 1998. Its stated mission “is to encourage cooperation and collaboration among national Catholic lay apostolates while providing venues for those leaders to exchange ideas, strengthen personal relationships and take unified action as desired.”

The CLC is composed of the heads of national Catholic organizations and “other known Catholics who are in a position of influence in business, education, science, politics and the arts and who are loyal to the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church.” The conference is held annually and is attended only by invitation. This year, in addition to the numerous lay leaders in attendance, two Bishops, several priests and this deacon were also present. It was an extraordinary event packed with excellent presentations of great importance to Catholics who are dedicated to infusing the culture with the values informed by the Catholic Christian faith. The action taken by the Conference was equally important. The CLC unanimously passed the following statement concerning the obligations of Catholic voters as we approach the 2008 elections in the United States of America:

(Excerpt) Read more at catholic.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholicvote; mccain; obama
"No prudential judgment can justify certain acts, such as direct abortion, euthanasia, and the killing of unborn life for medical research. These acts are intrinsically evil and violate the Natural Law."
1 posted on 09/15/2008 3:44:56 PM PDT by tcg
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To: tcg
Arizona bishops support Prop. 102
2 posted on 09/15/2008 3:53:19 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Eras will now be referred to as: BS: Before Sarah and AS: After Sarah)
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To: tcg

ping


3 posted on 09/15/2008 4:16:29 PM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.stopsidsnow.com)
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To: tcg

Well, that’s nice. I guess when an elite group issues a Statement it’s hard to keep it from sounding like they’re talking to the catz.


4 posted on 09/15/2008 4:42:44 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: Tax-chick
These guys are telling Pelosi, Biden et al off. Are they OK?

Updated: American Bishops who have spoken against Pelosi

Here is the complete list of American bishops who have responded to Nancy Pelosi's comments so far:
  1. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver was the first American bishop to respond
  2. ... Bishop James Conley, his auxiliary, joined him
  3. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington DC responded twice, first in a press release and second in a statement to The Hill. He has also appeared on Fox News, I am told.
  4. Cardinal Justin Regali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued this statement through the USCCB website...
  5. ... Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine, joined him
  6. Cardinal Edward Egan of New York publised a strongly worded statement of his own
  7. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo issued a letter correcting Pelosi's claims
  8. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh and...
  9. ... Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs have chimed-in
  10. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, CNA reports has added his voice ...
  11. ... Bishop Oscar Cantu, his auxiliary bishop, has joined him
  12. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville has published an extensive letter
  13. Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has a detailed response
  14. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has joined the USCCB's efforts
  15. Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin is on-board
  16. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston mentions the USCCB on his blog
  17. Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando has written at length
  18. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis challenges Pelosi's statement
  19. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the US Bishops, has weighed-in
  20. Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, OR publishes in the Catholic Sentinel
  21. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, WI responds in a word document
  22. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH will comment in his September 5th column (PDF)
  23. Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City, IA has one of the very best responses I've read
  24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco has invited Pelosi to a "conversation"
  25. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: "Judging the Candidates"

{Last updated on September 10th.}

Notes:

  • Previous #23 has been removed. Bishop Joseph Gossman of Raleigh, NC is actually the bishop emeritus, and the new bishop, Michael Burbidge has not, to my knowledge, made a personal statement.
  • Previous #16 has also been removed, it was an erroneous duplication of current #13.
  • #26 was added September 10th, although he published his column September 6th

5 posted on 09/15/2008 10:11:14 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

That’s sure a short list, compared to the number of Bishops in the U.S.

My comment number 4 was about the style of the statement referenced in the article, not about its content.


6 posted on 09/16/2008 2:43:39 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Sooo... that pretty well eliminates McCain and 0bama... Who gets the Catholic vote at the presidential level then?


7 posted on 09/16/2008 2:57:00 AM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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